N3.5m at stake as finalists emerge

The 2013 Lagos State Principals Cup Season IV Finalists have emerged after keenly contested semi-final matches played yesterday at Onikan Stadium, Lagos for both the male and female categories.

In the first semi-final match, CMS Girls Grammar School defeated Government College Agege 3-2 to emerge winner.

Adeyemi Aminat of CMS Girls Grammar School became an instant star at the venue of the encounter after she scored a hat trick and was awarded the Most Value Player (MVP) of the match. Government College Agege scored its first and second goals through Fajobi Yetunde and Azonto Franca, but all the efforts they put in the match to escape defeat was fruitless, as their opponents got the winner in the last minute of the match.

The second semi final match, between Ikotun Senior High School and Jubilee Senior Model School, was a difficult one for both teams, as the result was decided through a penalty shootout.

Jubilee Senior Model School opened scoring at 11th minutes of the encounter through Saka Shukurat while Ikotun Senior High School got the equalizer in the 27th minute through Okagbemi Rukayat, but all the effort to get a winner by both teams proved abortive, as the scores stood at 1-1 apiece at regulation time.

At the ensuing penalty shootout, Ikotun Senior High scored just once, while its opponent, Jubilee Senior Model School scored twice, thereby bringing the result to 3-2 in favour of Jubilee Senior Model School, Ikotun.

In the Boys category also decided at the Onikan Stadium yesterday, Ogunmodede Senior College defeated Oriwu Senior Model College 2-0 to scale through to the final while Keke High School defeated LABASCO , Agege 2-1 to qualify for the final.

Speaking to journalists after the match, the goalkeeper of Jubilee Senior Model School, Obia Christiana who was also the MVP of the match expressed happiness and attributed their success to hard work.